diff --git a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/AppUtils.kt b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/AppUtils.kt
index 6233fd82018..6ab9d3e9588 100644
--- a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/AppUtils.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/AppUtils.kt
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ object AppUtils {
     inline fun <reified T : Any> parseJson(value: String): T {
         // @Serializable generates a serializer at compile time; contextual serializers are
         // registered manually in serializersModule, we need both to support all cases
-        val serializer = runCatching { serializer<T>() }.getOrNull()
-            ?: json.serializersModule.getContextual(T::class)
+        val serializer = runCatching { serializer<T>() }
+            .recoverCatching { json.serializersModule.getContextual(T::class) }
+            .getOrNull()
 
         // Prefer Kotlin Serialization over Jackson
         if (serializer != null) {